Production at Toi Whakaari

First year students learning about lighting and collaborating with first year dance students. They are in the big teaching theatre here in our building, it’s called Te Whaea Theatre. 

Through windows and a bus door - Semester One 2015

Design Process this year alongside set and costume first year students 2014. Figuring out how to generate ideas and get to the heart of something with a visual lens to start with. Great skills for technicians and managers to get their heads around for future collaborations thinking about the show and thinking about process.

The stage management team are in full flight at the end of the second week of rehearsal for one of the big productions of the year. Productions students are working in many roles on this end of term show across discipline with designers, costumiers and the second year acting class. 

design display boards - after presentations; stage manager student working on Solo’s and staff member sort out room bookings; dance studio in a rare moment of quiet; director, musical director, stage management, designers watching a rehearsal of Courage   

TERM THREE Week 7 Included in the festival of new work management students collaborate with the New Zealand School of Dance students. Managers ARE creative and not only with budgets.

(Image from graduate dinner with manaaki from a small group of returning students).